Science: No. 1 Amateur

Gustavus Wynne Cook of Philadelphia
furnishes a shining example of what a rich businessman can do with his
hobbies. On his estate in the Philadelphia suburbs he has the world's
most elaborate private astronomical observatory. His 28½-in.
telescope, installed in 1932, is the most powerful possessed by an
amateur. He has been privileged to call himself "Dr." Cook
since last June when the University of Pennsylvania made him Doctor
of Science. Gustavus Wynne Cook is president of South Chester Tube
Co. and of South Chester Terminal & Warehousing Co., director of a...